HD Graphics 4600 vs GeForce GTS 350M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTS 350M and HD Graphics 4600, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTS 350M
2010
1 GB GDDR3, 28 Watt
1.06

HD Graphics 4600 outperforms GTS 350M by an impressive 74% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1091917
Place by popularitynot in top-10064
Power efficiency2.596.30
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Generation 7.5 (2013)
GPU code nameGT215Haswell GT2
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 January 2010 (14 years ago)27 May 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores96160
Core clock speed500 MHz400 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1100 MHz
Number of transistors727 million392 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate16.0022.00
Floating-point processing power0.24 TFLOPS0.352 TFLOPS
Gigaflops360no data
ROPs82
TMUs3220

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfaceMXM-IIRing Bus
SLI options+-
MXM TypeMXM 3.0 Type-Bno data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR3System Shared
Maximum RAM amount1 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speedUp to 2000 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth51.2 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsDisplayPortLVDSHDMIDual Link DVISingle Link DVIVGAPortable Device Dependent
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Power management8.0no data
Quick Syncno data+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_1)12 (11_1)
Shader Model4.15.1
OpenGL2.14.3
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A+
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTS 350M 1.06
HD Graphics 4600 1.84
+73.6%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTS 350M 407
HD Graphics 4600 710
+74.4%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p8−9
−75%
14
+75%
Full HD5−6
−100%
10
+100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 7−8
Hitman 3 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−30.8%
16−18
+30.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−500%
6
+500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−9.4%
35−40
+9.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 7−8
Hitman 3 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−30.8%
16−18
+30.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−18.2%
13
+18.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−9.4%
35−40
+9.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 7−8
Hitman 3 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−30.8%
16−18
+30.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−9.4%
35−40
+9.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Hitman 3 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 1−2
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 1−2

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 1−2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 1−2

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

This is how GTS 350M and HD Graphics 4600 compete in popular games:

  • HD Graphics 4600 is 75% faster in 900p
  • HD Graphics 4600 is 100% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the HD Graphics 4600 is 500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD Graphics 4600 is ahead in 40 tests (87%)
  • there's a draw in 6 tests (13%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.06 1.84
Recency 7 January 2010 27 May 2013
Chip lithography 40 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 45 Watt

GTS 350M has 60.7% lower power consumption.

HD Graphics 4600, on the other hand, has a 73.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 81.8% more advanced lithography process.

The HD Graphics 4600 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 350M in performance tests.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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